Of the weakness, McKenna added, “Out of respect for her and her privacy, I will not disclose all details.” 

Mary Lou’s daughter Shayla Schrepfer gave an update on social media Oct. 11, pronouncing the 55-year-old is “still fighting.”

“It’s going to be a day by day process,” she stated in a video, “and we hope that you guys will respect her boundaries as we want to keep the details between her and our family right now.”

Mary Lou made historical past on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics by means of turning into the primary American ladies to win gold within the particular person all-around pageant.

She went directly to marry former Texas Longhorns quarterback Shannon Kelley in 1990 they usually welcomed McKenna and Shayla, 28, in addition to daughters Skyla, 23, and Emma, 21, ahead of their 2018 judicial separation. 

“When I say I’m Joe Schmoe mom, I really am,” Mary Lou informed the Mercury News in 2016. “Oh by the way, I happen to have five Olympic medals, so what?”